Patients who undergo elective surgery under general anesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We search for all randomized controlled trials that tested the effect of intravenous dextrose compared with a placebo on PONV.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: We exclude data case reports, comments or letters to the editor, reviews, and animal studies. Eligibility is not restricted by language, type of surgery, anesthetic technique, or patient age.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome from the present meta-analysis is the incidence of PONV during postoperative 24 hours. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes are the need for rescue antiemetics, incidence of hyperglycemia, postoperative blood glucose level. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Yokohama City University Hospital Department of Anesthesiology